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Topic: Muharram

ThePrint photos of the week: 6-12 July, 2025

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you five pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists and reporters this past week.

4 held under UAPA for waving Hezbollah flag at Muharram rally in Srinagar. Oppn slams ‘brazen’ arrests

FIR was lodged as there were flags of Iran-backed outfit during procession, says cops. Srinagar MP, PDP functionaries slam arrests made under stringent law.

Oppressed for centuries—Kashmir’s Shias get their due as Muharram procession restored

From the time of before Aurangzeb and EIC to the Dogras and now. Shias have been sidelined and systematically targeted. This procession is a step towards coexistence.

‘To change narrative, show normalcy’: Why Srinagar Muharram procession was allowed after 3 decades

Permission was given to Shia mourners after 5 weeks of deliberations & security review, several conditions, and assurances by community leaders that event would be held peacefully.

College dropout rate of SC, ST, OBC students alarming. Accessibility goes beyond admission

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Muharram restrictions lead to violence in Kashmir as mourners clash with police, many injured

Srinagar officials claim at least 200-250 Shia mourners, looking to take out Muharram processions, were left injured. Police says they fired pellet guns in response to stone-pelting.

Muharram restrictions have Kashmir on edge, 200 detained as clashes with police break out

Covid-19 has heightened scrutiny on Muharram processions, which have been subject to several restrictions since the advent of militancy in 1989.

No Muharram procession, rules SC, says it could lead to targeting of particular community

Supreme Court was hearing a PIL by Syed Kalbe Jawad, a Shia cleric from Lucknow, who sought permission for Muharram processions with 5 participants in view of Covid-19.

Dawoodi Bohras bring mosque home this Muharram, praying with family during Covid

Members of Dawoodi Bohra community are not going to mosques during the Ashara Mubaraka period observed in Muharram month, and are praying at home due to Covid pandemic.

Srinagar tense ahead of Muharram test as lockdown, pellets leave residents fuming

Srinagar residents plan processions on Muharram despite security clampdown, say it's unfair to stop followers from observing festival that holds deep meaning for them.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.